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Duplication Shortcuts on Win11
- PS: The issue will be resolved using TMEditX 6.5 or above, although Microsoft may have also addressed in in their latest MMPT release which arrived in parellel - I'm not sure.
uvinabeysinghe Remove the desktop9 shortcut from the manifest if you don't need the parameters. Otherwise TMEditX can detect and repair for you.
- PS: The issue will be resolved using TMEditX 6.5 or above, although Microsoft may have also addressed in in their latest MMPT release which arrived in parellel - I'm not sure.
No, Microsoft didn't fix the issue with the MSIX Packaging Tool. I have exactly the same problem with the application I'm developing.
When installed from the MSIX it creates 2 shortcuts in "Applications", one is broken, another one works fine. But because of this Microsoft wants to take down my app from the store, because from their point of view there is no icon in the Start Menu... However as you said this is the Microsoft's fault.
I will try to fix it somehow by myself (you gave some hints), but if I will not be able to, then I guess I will have to ask you how you fixed it... We'll see.[Edit] I tried to remove the Extension element from the AppxManifest.xml, we'll see if it will work.
Since you are a developer, If you don't need command line parameters, just remove the desktop9:shortcut element of the application extension. If you do need parameters, then do the following: 1) add AppId="None" to the VisualElements element of the application, this removes the "good shortcut". 2) fix the desktop9:shortcut. This involves creating a proper lnk file in the VFS path listed on that element with a proper icon in it.
